Anger Wrote:another possiblity depending on the routers firmware is using the second router (the first you bought) as a hub and link the two routers either with cat5 (allowing you to have the second router in an accessible location) or wireless meaning it can be anywhere.
before i sold my 360 i had:
360 and ps3 linked to router 1 - ps3 was wireless and 360 was wired. pc was conncted to second router (which was also the modem) and that was wired. and finally my psp was connected to router 2 via wireless. im not saying its perfect but it worked. basically what im saying is try and use the second router to extend the range of the wireless if possible.
gl.

That's the kind of thing I'm trying to achieve. The wireless is mos used at my end of the house, so in principle, that's where the router should be.

ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:Well, this might sound a bit bad, but if it's a laptop, can't you just use it downstairs instead?

In my house, wee've got both PCs in the same room, so an ethernet cable is all that's needed to link them together...  Saves a lot of trouble.

Not to sound brash but:

The whole point of getting a shared Internet connection was so that I could get access upstairs. I knew it was likely that coverage would be pretty poor upstairs so I bought a better antenna for the router. Before this there was no reception at all upstairs.

I've talked with my dad and he doesn't mind me running a cable upstairs as long as it's not visible and that I do it while he's not in the house. Methinks I'll go down that route. I've already got a spare 10m patch lead but it won't be long enough. I can get hold of a 5m and a joiner easily enough... Or will it be easier just to get a 15m? Hell, is 15m enough? Bleh, I'm going to bed...